diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table.test.js
index 2b3e14308497a..d474969475d64 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table.test.js
@@ -65,20 +65,20 @@ describe('AnomaliesTable', () => {
     expect(columns).toEqual(
       expect.arrayContaining([
         expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'time',
+          name: 'Time',
         }),
         expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'severity',
+          field: 'severity',
         }),
         expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'detector',
+          name: 'Detector',
         }),
         expect.objectContaining({
           field: 'entityValue',
-          name: 'found for',
+          name: 'Found for',
         }),
         expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'influenced by',
+          name: 'Influenced by',
         }),
         expect.objectContaining({
           field: 'actualSort',
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ describe('AnomaliesTable', () => {
           field: 'typicalSort',
         }),
         expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'description',
+          name: 'Description',
         }),
         expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'category examples',
+          name: 'Category examples',
         }),
       ])
     );
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('AnomaliesTable', () => {
     expect(columns).toEqual(
       expect.not.arrayContaining([
         expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'found for',
+          name: 'Found for',
         }),
       ])
     );
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe('AnomaliesTable', () => {
     expect(columns).toEqual(
       expect.not.arrayContaining([
         expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'influenced by',
+          name: 'Influenced by',
         }),
       ])
     );
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe('AnomaliesTable', () => {
     expect(columns).toEqual(
       expect.not.arrayContaining([
         expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'actual',
+          name: 'Actual',
         }),
       ])
     );
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ describe('AnomaliesTable', () => {
     expect(columns).toEqual(
       expect.not.arrayContaining([
         expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'typical',
+          name: 'Typical',
         }),
       ])
     );
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ describe('AnomaliesTable', () => {
     expect(columns).toEqual(
       expect.arrayContaining([
         expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'job ID',
+          name: 'Job ID',
         }),
       ])
     );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table_columns.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table_columns.js
index 0e810ec0dfdc2..1f3979e6efe29 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table_columns.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomalies_table_columns.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export function getColumns(
       field: 'time',
       'data-test-subj': 'mlAnomaliesListColumnTime',
       name: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.timeColumnName', {
-        defaultMessage: 'time',
+        defaultMessage: 'Time',
       }),
       dataType: 'date',
       scope: 'row',
@@ -110,9 +110,21 @@ export function getColumns(
     {
       field: 'severity',
       'data-test-subj': 'mlAnomaliesListColumnSeverity',
-      name: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.severityColumnName', {
-        defaultMessage: 'severity',
-      }),
+      name: (
+        <EuiToolTip
+          content={i18n.translate('xpack.ml.overview.anomalyDetection.tableSeverityTooltip', {
+            defaultMessage:
+              'A normalized score between 0-100, which indicates the relative significance of the anomaly record results.',
+          })}
+        >
+          <span>
+            {i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.severityColumnName', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Severity',
+            })}
+            <EuiIcon size="s" color="subdued" type="questionInCircle" className="eui-alignTop" />
+          </span>
+        </EuiToolTip>
+      ),
       render: (score, item) => (
         <SeverityCell score={score} multiBucketImpact={item.source.multi_bucket_impact} />
       ),
@@ -122,7 +134,7 @@ export function getColumns(
       field: 'detector',
       'data-test-subj': 'mlAnomaliesListColumnDetector',
       name: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.detectorColumnName', {
-        defaultMessage: 'detector',
+        defaultMessage: 'Detector',
       }),
       render: (detectorDescription, item) => (
         <DetectorCell detectorDescription={detectorDescription} numberOfRules={item.rulesLength} />
@@ -137,7 +149,7 @@ export function getColumns(
       field: 'entityValue',
       'data-test-subj': 'mlAnomaliesListColumnFoundFor',
       name: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.entityValueColumnName', {
-        defaultMessage: 'found for',
+        defaultMessage: 'Found for',
       }),
       render: (entityValue, item) => (
         <EntityCell
@@ -157,7 +169,7 @@ export function getColumns(
       field: 'influencers',
       'data-test-subj': 'mlAnomaliesListColumnInfluencers',
       name: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.influencersColumnName', {
-        defaultMessage: 'influenced by',
+        defaultMessage: 'Influenced by',
       }),
       render: (influencers) => (
         <InfluencersCell
@@ -242,7 +254,7 @@ export function getColumns(
         field: 'metricDescriptionSort',
         'data-test-subj': 'mlAnomaliesListColumnDescription',
         name: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.metricDescriptionSortColumnName', {
-          defaultMessage: 'description',
+          defaultMessage: 'Description',
         }),
         render: (metricDescriptionSort, item) => (
           <DescriptionCell actual={item.actual} typical={item.typical} />
@@ -258,7 +270,7 @@ export function getColumns(
       field: 'jobId',
       'data-test-subj': 'mlAnomaliesListColumnJobID',
       name: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.jobIdColumnName', {
-        defaultMessage: 'job ID',
+        defaultMessage: 'Job ID',
       }),
       sortable: true,
     });
@@ -269,7 +281,7 @@ export function getColumns(
     columns.push({
       'data-test-subj': 'mlAnomaliesListColumnCategoryExamples',
       name: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.categoryExamplesColumnName', {
-        defaultMessage: 'category examples',
+        defaultMessage: 'Category examples',
       }),
       truncateText: true,
       render: (item) => {
@@ -299,7 +311,7 @@ export function getColumns(
     columns.push({
       'data-test-subj': 'mlAnomaliesListColumnAction',
       name: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.actionsColumnName', {
-        defaultMessage: 'actions',
+        defaultMessage: 'Actions',
       }),
       render: (item) => {
         if (showLinksMenuForItem(item, showViewSeriesLink) === true) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomaly_details.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomaly_details.js
index 8efa5f9e5909d..20e426ac37997 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomaly_details.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/anomalies_table/anomaly_details.js
@@ -123,14 +123,14 @@ function getDetailsItems(anomaly, examples, filter) {
   }
   items.push({
     title: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.anomalyDetails.timeTitle', {
-      defaultMessage: 'time',
+      defaultMessage: 'Time',
     }),
     description: timeDesc,
   });
 
   items.push({
     title: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.anomalyDetails.functionTitle', {
-      defaultMessage: 'function',
+      defaultMessage: 'Function',
     }),
     description:
       source.function !== ML_JOB_AGGREGATION.METRIC ? source.function : source.function_description,
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function getDetailsItems(anomaly, examples, filter) {
   if (source.field_name !== undefined) {
     items.push({
       title: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.anomalyDetails.fieldNameTitle', {
-        defaultMessage: 'fieldName',
+        defaultMessage: 'Field name',
       }),
       description: source.field_name,
     });
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function getDetailsItems(anomaly, examples, filter) {
   if (anomaly.actual !== undefined && showActualForFunction(functionDescription) === true) {
     items.push({
       title: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.anomalyDetails.actualTitle', {
-        defaultMessage: 'actual',
+        defaultMessage: 'Actual',
       }),
       description: formatValue(anomaly.actual, source.function, undefined, source),
     });
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function getDetailsItems(anomaly, examples, filter) {
   if (anomaly.typical !== undefined && showTypicalForFunction(functionDescription) === true) {
     items.push({
       title: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.anomalyDetails.typicalTitle', {
-        defaultMessage: 'typical',
+        defaultMessage: 'Typical',
       }),
       description: formatValue(anomaly.typical, source.function, undefined, source),
     });
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function getDetailsItems(anomaly, examples, filter) {
 
   items.push({
     title: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.anomalyDetails.jobIdTitle', {
-      defaultMessage: 'job ID',
+      defaultMessage: 'Job ID',
     }),
     description: anomaly.jobId,
   });
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function getDetailsItems(anomaly, examples, filter) {
   ) {
     items.push({
       title: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.anomalyDetails.multiBucketImpactTitle', {
-        defaultMessage: 'multi-bucket impact',
+        defaultMessage: 'Multi-bucket impact',
       }),
       description: getMultiBucketImpactLabel(source.multi_bucket_impact),
     });
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ function getDetailsItems(anomaly, examples, filter) {
 
   items.push({
     title: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.anomalyDetails.probabilityTitle', {
-      defaultMessage: 'probability',
+      defaultMessage: 'Probability',
     }),
     description: source.probability,
   });
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ export class AnomalyDetails extends Component {
             <EuiLink onClick={() => this.toggleAllInfluencers()}>
               <FormattedMessage
                 id="xpack.ml.anomaliesTable.anomalyDetails.anomalyDescriptionShowLessLinkText"
-                defaultMessage="show less"
+                defaultMessage="Show less"
               />
             </EuiLink>
           )}